No charge shall be made by the Village for private
fire hydrants located on private property.
[Amended 12-15-1981 by L.L. No. 10-1981; 8-3-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999]
Charges for fire sprinkler systems inside and
outside of the Village, as set from time to time by resolution of
the Village Board of Trustees, shall be collected by the Department.
[Amended 12-30-1975 by L.L. No. 11-1975; 12-15-1981 by L.L. No. 10-1981; 3-1-1983 by L.L. No 1-1983; 3-22-1983 by L.L. No. 3-1983; 12-27-1983 by L.L. No. 8-1983; 12-12-1989 by L.L. No.
8-1989; 12-18-1990 by L.L. No. 14-1990; 1-7-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992; 12-15-1992 by L.L. No.
13-1992; 12-14-1993 by L.L. No. 6-1993; 12-20-1994 by L.L. No. 7-1994; 12-21-1995 by L.L. No.
10-1995; 12-17-1996 by L.L. No. 9-1996; 8-3-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999]
Bills for water service will be computed according
to a rate schedule set from time to time by resolution of the Village
Board of Trustees, and will be rendered monthly or quarterly in the discretion
of the Department.
The owner of the property will in all cases
be held liable for all charges for water supplied to the premises.
All charges, penalties and fines shall become a charge and lien upon
the land and buildings where the water was consumed and/or supplied.
The Department will mail bills as an accommodation only, but delivery
of such bills to the proper person is not guaranteed. If the property
owner does not get a bill during the first few days of the month on
which it is due, he or she should call for it.
[Amended 12-15-1981 by L.L. No. 10-1981; 5-5-1992 by L.L. No. 6-1992; 8-2-1994 by L.L. No. 6-1994; 8-3-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999; 10-7-2020 by L.L. No. 5-2020]
The following scale of penalties is hereby prescribed for the neglect to pay water charges levied under §
259-48 after the levy thereof:
A. No penalty shall be charged by the Village of Ossining Finance Department
if paid within 30 days of the date of billing by the Finance Department.
B. If paid at any time after the expiration of 30 days after the date
of billing by the Village of Ossining Finance Department, 5% of the
charge and an additional penalty of 1% shall be imposed for each period
of 30 days thereafter, or part thereof, that said water charge remains
unpaid. If any water charge is allowed to remain unpaid after the
expiration of 60 days, the Superintendent is hereby authorized to
discontinue the use of water to the premises without further notice
to the owner of the premises.
C. If it becomes necessary to discontinue the supply to enforce payment,
service will not be restored until the bill, including penalties,
is paid in full, and an additional minimum charge set from time to
time by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees will be made for
the restoration of water service.
[Amended 10-7-2020 by L.L. No. 5-2020]
Partial payments and overpayments of water charges will be accepted
by the Village of Ossining Finance Department. Partial payments will
be credited against the oldest charges (including accrued penalties)
of the account until all arrears and penalties have been fully paid.
The Village will neither accept nor credit payments for current water
charges until all arrears have been paid. Any combined sewer rent
and water charge account balances exceeding $100, which balances are
in arrears for at least 180 days, shall be added to the property's
real estate taxes for the following year. Partial payment will not
be accepted for any balance that has been added to the property's
real estate taxes. Overpayments of water charges will be credited
to the following bill.